Dong Han

BIOGRAPHY

Dong graduated from the Decorative Arts, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology.

Since 2013, Han’s work has participated in numerous exhibitions in Europe, USA, India, and China – including: Noguchi Museum, NYC; ART EXPO, Shanghai; Today Art Museum, Beijing; Barcelona Contemporary, Madrid, Spain; New York Art Fair; and Design Awards, Como, Italy; and Mumbai, India.

He has participated at Invitational Artist Talks / Lectures at: Shanghai’s Design Miami; Beijing’s International Copyright Licensing Conference in Beijing; Nanjing W Art Space; Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing; and at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology.

His collaborative landscape & sculpture projects in Beijing include: Shanggu Culture Exchange Centre; Beijing Zoo Museum; Museum of Birds, Qinhuangdao; Science & Technology Museum; South Africa Embassy; China Geological Museum; and Hong Yuan Edifice. His relief sculptures and landscape designs are included in the Sun Tzu Art of War Museum of Shandong, and in the China Folk Art Exhibition Hall in Henan, China.

Han’s work is included in numerous private and public collections in USA, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, and China. Publications of his work has been printed in: Le Journal; AD Magazine; ELLEDECO; Tatler Presents; Sina News; Beijing Daily; I Weekly; and The Crowood Press Ltd. UK.

He is a member of: Chinese Heritage Society, Beijing, and Director, Beijing Handicraft Art Association, China. He was elected into the Sculptors Society of Canada in 2023. His practice is based in Ottawa and in Beijing, China.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am deeply captivated by primitive art and ancient craftmanship, viewing them as a source of my inspiration. At the heart of my work is an awe for nature that primitive art embodies. I use bronze, a seemingly hard and cold medium, to convey the warmth, safety, and vitality found in nature. As I am deeply concerned with the visual surface of my work, I also spend considerable time experimenting with chemicals to transform the initial casting of bronze into intricate visual landscapes. In primitive art, there’s no clear distinction between the man-made and the natural. Instead, they merge, creating a world full of spirit.